Chauvay (Kyrgyz: Чаувай, romanized: Chauvay) is a village in Kadamjay District of Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan.[2] It was established in regard with the extraction of mercury and antimony in 1947. Its population was 1,636 in 2021.[1] Until 2012 it was an urban-type settlement.[3]

Chauvay
Kyrgyz: Чаувай
Chauvay is located in Kyrgyzstan
Chauvay
Chauvay
Coordinates: 40°7′48″N 72°7′48″E / 40.13000°N 72.13000°E / 40.13000; 72.13000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken Region
DistrictKadamjay District
Chauvay1947
Elevation
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total
1,636
Time zoneUTC+6

Nearby villages include Kara-Kyshtak (3 km or 2 mi) and Kara-Jygach (5 km or 3 mi).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19702,012    
19792,444+2.18%
19892,109−1.46%
19991,634−2.52%
20092,051+2.30%
20211,636−1.87%
Note: resident population; Sources:[4][1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 42–46.
  3. Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
  4. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic. Book III. Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 200.
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